Mental Health Act Administrator

2 weeks ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom Priory Healthcare Full time

Set in the leafy suburb of Edgbaston, close to Birmingham City centre, Priory Hospital Woodbourne is conveniently located for access to the West Midlands motorway network and with very good local public transport links.

Woodbourne hospital provides a diverse range of inpatient services. These include acute and psychiatric intensive care services for adults, Child and Adolescent Mental Health services, a specialist adult Eating Disorder service and a private addictions service. Across seven wards, our multi-disciplinary teams deliver personalised treatment programmes to our patients and have established an excellent reputation for providing the highest standards of care.

If you are looking for an employer that’s passionate about supporting your career progression, where you can work as part of a committed, diverse and experienced team, and you share our passion for delivering outstanding care to make a real and lasting difference to patients’ lives, then Priory Hospital Woodbourne is the place for you

To work as a small team within the hospital providing high quality administrative service to meet the statutory requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended 2007) and to ensure the efficient and effective running of the Mental Health Act Administration service for Woodbourne.

The main areas involve receiving and scrutinising documentation within legal timescales, providing information to patients and nearest relatives under Section 132 of the Mental Health Act 1983 and to uphold registers containing statutory deadlines. The post holder will be expected to send letters following detention and discharge, to upload relevant documentation to care notes and ensure relevant professionals are kept up to date.

The post holder is responsible for organising Mental Health Tribunals and Hospital Manager Reviews. This will include confirming venues and dates as well as processing and requesting relevant documentation.

The post holder will liaise with external organisations as well as take part in cqc visits and action plans.

Working knowledge of the mental health act is desirable.

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